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THE LONGVIEW VOICE — June 19, 2023
BAILEY LAMPLIGHTER Ms. Burbano makes technology fun and exciting
By Ovadya Robinson Fifth Grade, Bailey
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f you want to find a technology teacher, talk to Ms. Burbano. She makes technology fun and exciting. Ms. Burbano deserves the Lamplighter Award because she teaches us how to code and program. Coding is how we communicate with computers. Code tells a computer what actions to take, and writing code is like creating a set of instructions. Once we played with a laser. When we played the game, we pointed the laser at a mirror, and it deflected. “Deflected” is a new term I learned in technology. I also think Ms. Burbano deserves the Lamplighter Award because she lets us do the programming ourselves. I like doing coding by myself because I can show her what I know. Wow, you talk about fun! The best reason for awarding Ms. Burbano with the Lamplighter Award is that she lets us play Scratch, a game of creativity. In the game, we can program characters to do different things. We
can watch tutorials within the game and learn even more about programming. Yes, I had a fun year with Ms.
Burbano because I learned so much about programming. She is a great technology teacher.
FOREST PARK LAMPLIGHTER
Mr. Jackson coaches is a motivation to his his students
By Anthony Bolanos Eighth Grade, Forest Park
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oach Jackson is a motivation, inspiration, and a very good role model to me. He helps me become stronger mentally and physically. He teaches me daily to do things right, and he never lets me give up. Even when I do not understand, he explains to me and helps me achieve my goals. He always tells his athletes that we need to try our hardest in everything we do both on and off the field. He has high expectations for us and wants us to do everything perfectly. If we do not, then there is punishment, but that punishment makes us stronger and makes us want to do better. If we get in trouble or are having a problem in a class, he tries to calm us down and help us. He specifically tells us that academics comes first because if we are not passing or doing well in school, then we cannot play in games. He also tells us that we should have a plan for our lives because playing football will not last forever. Coach Jackson expects us to be good and not be disrespectful to him or anyone else. When we slip up and do something wrong, he punishes us, but we know that he is just trying to make us better at everything we do, not just sports. We must be better at handling life’s problems and learn the skills we will need in life. Thank you, Coach Jackson, for making me a better athlete and student.
